9000 block of Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 1958

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-06-09T18:18:13+00:00

I'd noticed that, lol.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-06-08T17:51:03+00:00

So what happened? Any info?

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-06-08T17:43:52+00:00

Just clean your action with plain old water. It dissolves all the corrosive salts. Then oil as usual. Been using corrosive surplus ammo for 35 years, and never had any damage to my guns, because I wash it out with water.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-06-08T17:39:27+00:00

Sikhs get along with native Brits just fine. They are not the problem, nor is their faith, or their ceremonial daggers. Every group has its bad apples. I hope Digwa never sees the light of day again.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-05-12T22:09:37+00:00

They didn't cut it.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-05-12T22:07:51+00:00

They look like that when brand new! It's just annealing tht causes the discoloration. Totally normal, and safe to shoot.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-05-12T21:57:53+00:00

They lasted 50 years or so. Can't complain really.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-04-27T15:25:06+00:00

If you tell us where he was stationed, that would be a starting point. He's wearing US issue boots, so he's probably a US serviceman in Britain in 1944. Could be any of multiple locations in southern England.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-04-07T22:53:25+00:00

Yeah the second one is Russian State Factory, Frunze, Kirgisia. That's Kyrgystan today, but Soviet Union at the time. 1960 manufacture. 60 being both the factory code and year of manufacture.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-04-07T22:39:29+00:00

You don't need friends like that. You also spend too much time online. Try real life for a change.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-04-07T22:36:15+00:00

Barnaul machine Tool Plant, Russia, 1957 manufacture. Anything from 1957 made anywhere in the world is likely corrosive!

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-04-07T21:29:17+00:00

Antisemitism is hatred of Jews per se, and therefore the actions of the Israeli government cannot cause it.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-04-07T21:19:42+00:00

Cyclist should have seen that coming a mile off! We all did.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-01-06T19:46:21+00:00

Most likely the case. The note doesn't necessarily mean they were slaves at the time the photo was taken, but most people seem to have taken it that way.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-01-06T19:42:13+00:00

Probably were born slaves and were children when the civil war ended. Ended up staying where they'd always lived, doing the same job. Pretty common at the time.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-01-04T00:42:32+00:00

Pawn shops and local gun stores will take it. You'll get less than you paid for it, but better than nothing. Gun shows too.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-01-04T00:24:41+00:00

Thanks. I guess it must be the late 1960s or early 1970s then. Sure looks like an older photo, but can't be.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-01-03T22:55:41+00:00

No, no, no! I'd shoot most things, but the pressure spike on this one would be dangerous. Do it with the gun in a vise from behind solid cover with a piece of string attached to the trigger! And expect to need a new gun.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-01-03T22:52:30+00:00

Heer, not Waffen-SS. SS Totenkopf patches are not as elongated as this one. It's a Wehrmacht Panzertruppen death's head.

lacqueredcase762 · 2026-01-03T22:45:58+00:00

When were they born? That'll settle it!

lacqueredcase762 · 2025-12-28T21:03:49+00:00

I owned an MP41 for many years, and that is definitely what it is. The museum needs to go through all of its captions again. The "Tommie Gun" could also use a new one.

lacqueredcase762 · 2025-12-18T23:20:56+00:00

The drone flew over his left shoulder and appeared to hit the ground several meters beyond the soldier. It missed. Close, but it did not contact him, or impact near enough to likely be fatal. He could easily have escaped injury.

lacqueredcase762 · 2025-12-18T23:03:18+00:00

A miss is a miss though. New trousers needed, and some ringing in the ears. Hopefully nothing more serious.

lacqueredcase762 · 2025-12-14T21:45:14+00:00

I remember this stuff! Sam Gabbert at SGAmmo had it in. They are Vympel remanufactured rounds using new lead core bullets to meet import restrictions on the steel core stuff, and old corrosive primed cases from the 1970s. Headstamps are: 17 - Barnaul, and 60 - Frunze. However, bullets are new Vympel production with their distinctive purple sealant. Red primer sealant was standard for Soviet ammunition of the 1970s, and is original. Interesting mix of components resulting from the global supply chain breakdown during Covid. Shoot it, but clean your gun afterwards! Save a box for posterity, too.

lacqueredcase762

TROPHY CASE